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West Dallas Urban Area Survey
Report documenting the findings of a survey in the West Dallas Urban Area to determine what steps should be taken for improvement: "This survey of the West Dallas Urban Area was undertaken primarily to make an inventory o existing housing and other structures, and of existing utilities and public facilities, or the lack of them, in order that problems could be appraised and a program developed for the area's renewal" (p. 1).
Date:
January 1959
Creator:
De Leuw, Cather & Company
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Report on Coordination for Community Improvement
Report documenting the findings of a Dallas Action Committee for Community Improvement subcommittee regarding revitalization efforts in other cities and how they inform similar programs in Dallas. In particular, it outlines a recommendations including the formation of The Greater Dallas Coordination Commission for Community Improvement as a way to coordinate across different sectors.
Date:
September 1964
Creator:
Dallas Action Committee for Community Improvement. Coordination Subcommittee.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Report on Education for Community Improvement
Report documenting recommendations to improve the educational system in Dallas and how the suggestions would supplement other revitalization efforts.
Date:
September 1964
Creator:
Dallas Action Committee for Community Improvement. Education Subcommittee.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Community Improvement Study, Phase 1: A Preliminary Survey of the City of Dallas
Report analyzing data from the 1960 census to provide recommendations about areas in Dallas that are stable and healthy, versus those that showed signs of deterioration and might require additional evaluation and improvements to housing and infrastructure.
Date:
June 18, 1964
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.). Department of City Planning.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 11: Public Buildings
Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. This report includes information regarding public buildings in the Dallas, Texas and the development of future buildings; the maps show plans for the development of a municipal center, and street improvements.
Date:
February 1945
Creator:
Harland Bartholomew and Associates
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 8: Land Use
Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. This report includes maps and tables showing the existing land uses in Dallas as well as descriptions for each type of land use; one of the maps shows the buildings erected from 1935 to 1939, the other map shows buildings erected from 1940 to 1943. Other sections discuss the existing zone ordinance and the requirements of future land use.
Date:
October 1944
Creator:
Harland Bartholomew and Associates
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 9: Zoning
Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. This report includes discussions on new zoning regulations and various land uses; the report is broken into five parts: "District Regulations; Locations of the Districts; Area of the Proposed Districts; Major Features of Text of the Proposed Ordinance; Administration of the Ordinance."
Date:
February 1945
Creator:
Harland Bartholomew and Associates
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Origin and Destination Survey
Survey created by the Texas Highway Department in conjunction with the "City and County of Dallas" concerning the "major external routes of vehicular travel radiating from Dallas." The survey asked drivers where their trip began, which roads they traveled on, and their destination. This report includes tables and maps showing the compiled data and the various traffic movements around the city.
Date:
January 10, 1945
Creator:
Texas. Highway Department.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 6: Transportation Facilities, Rail-Air-Highways-Water
Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. This report is broken up into four sections: "Railroad Transportation; Air Transportation; Highway Transportation; Water Transportation," and discusses the existing conditions of each, and proposed plans to improve the transportation system. Also included are maps and a table showing transportation facilities and the "[v]olume and Direction of Passenger and Freight Train Movements - Average Normal Day."
Date:
July 1944
Creator:
Harland Bartholomew and Associates
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 10: Housing
Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. This report includes findings on the existing housing in Dallas, the minimum standards for the housing, and a "Proposed Comprehensive Housing Plan for Dallas." Also included are maps and tables exhibiting the housing areas and population statistics in certain housing areas.
Date:
December 1944
Creator:
Harland Bartholomew and Associates
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas Report 3: Past and Probable Future Population
Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. This report includes tables and charts showing Dallas' population history and expected growth up until approximately 1970; the report looks at factors that could effect the distribution of population, where the future growth may occur, etc.
Date:
October 1943
Creator:
Harland Bartholomew and Associates
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 14: A Preliminary Report Upon a Capital Expenditure Program
Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. This report includes details concerning a capital expenditure program, such as the allocation of funds, selection of projects and a "[p]roposed 25 Year Program of General Fund Public Improvements. The second part of the report details an improvement program for the water and sanitary sewer systems. The appendix at the end of the report includes 17 tables providing empirical data about the proposed plans.
Date:
February 1945
Creator:
Harland Bartholomew and Associates
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas, Report 8: Land Use
Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. This report includes tables and charts showing current and future land use as well as current and future zoning districts. According to an "Errata" insert, tables 1, 2, and 3, were made using the "wrong acreage for the Dallas parks...use the revised tables in studying this report."
Date:
October 1944
Creator:
Harland Bartholomew and Associates
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Master Plan for Dallas, Texas: Water and Sanitary Sewer Utilities
Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. This report includes graphs, charts, and maps concerning the development of an improved water and sanitary sewer system; at the back of the report there are maps showing predicted urban development and the Dallas water distribution system.
Date:
February 1945
Creator:
Dallas Water Utilities
System:
The Portal to Texas History
An Outline of the Dallas Master Plan
Outline of the Dallas Master Plan compiled by the Dallas City Plan Commission discussing the fourteen previous reports made by Harland Bartholomew. The report also contains maps showing the city's streets, water distribution, parks, etc. Included in the back is a handwritten list made by Mayor J. Woodall Rodgers listing members of the various boards and committees involved in the planning.
Date:
1946
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.). City Plan Commission.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Water and Sewage Development Plan Prepared by Dallas City Water Works]
Rough draft of a plan created by Dallas City Waterworks attempting to improve the "water and sanitary sewer utilities serving the Dallas Metropolitan Area." There are charts and graphs throughout the document, including five tables in the back.
Date:
February 1945
Creator:
Dallas City Waterworks
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Your Dallas of Tomorrow: A Master Plan for a Greater Dallas
Report providing information about the ongoing city planning for Dallas, Texas that started with the Kessler Plan in 1911. It is presented in two parts: the character of the city (background information on the history, geography, economy, employment, zoning, etc.) and the scope of the city plan, which has specific details for a plan to improve land use, water supplies, transportation, recreational facilities, and other aspects of city administration.
Date:
September 1943
Creator:
Harland Bartholomew and Associates
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Report on the Completion of Garza Dam
Report describing the construction and completion of Garza Dam in Dallas County, Texas, resulting in the creation of Lake Dallas. It includes pages of inserted photographs and a fold-out technical drawing that shows a "Typical Section of Completed Fill Between Stas. 15 & 30."
Date:
November 12, 1927
Creator:
Hawley, John B. & Floyd, O. N.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by Bob K. Carroll, January 23, 1964 #2]
Report by Bob K. Carroll regarding information received from a confidential source. The source said that Lee Harvey Oswald made an application at the Allright Parking System. Mr. Hubert A. Morrow, a manager at the Allright Parking System, confirmed that Oswald asked for a job. Mrs. Viola Sapp, however, stated that he never made a formal application.
Date:
January 23, 1964
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by R. W. Westphal, February 15, 1964]
Criminal intelligence report addressed to Captain W. P. Gannaway of the Special Service Bureau. The report, which was submitted by detective H. M. Hart, lists prospective jurors for the Jack Ruby case.
Date:
February 15, 1964
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by J. L. Beasley and O. J. Tarver, April 8, 1965 #2]
Criminal intelligence report which states that a Chevrolet station wagon was seen outside the home of Michael R. Paine and Ruth Paine. Marina Oswald was living with the Paines at the time that President Kennedy was assassinated.
Date:
April 8, 1965
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by W. S. Biggio, December 11, 1963 #1]
Report by detective W. S. Biggio which states that a newspaper clipping is attached. The article, which appeared in the Chicago Tribune, is titled "Mexico Paper Says Oswald Went to Reds."
Date:
December 11, 1963
Creator:
Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Report from P. G. McCaghren to Chief J. E. Curry, December 5, 1963]
Report from P. G. McCaghren to Chief J. E. Curry, concerning an interview with Robert Thornton of WFAA News. The report includes a typed portion of the transcript from the tape, made immediately before and during the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date:
December 5, 1963
Creator:
McCaghren, P. G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Report to J. E. Curry by W. J. Cutchshaw, November 24, 1963 #4]
Report from W. J. Cutchshaw to Chief J. E. Curry regarding officer's assignments and the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date:
November 24, 1963
Creator:
Cutchshaw, W. J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History